Why people are converting to Islam?

I have recently been seeing videos and reading stories of people who have converted to Islam.

All of them felt that Islam gave them answers to questions which none of their religions could answer. It gave them peace and calmness in their lives.

I will firstly speak of Jermaine Jackson, brother of Michael Jackson, who converted to Islam in the 1980s. In 1989, he went to perform the pilgrimage in Mecca. He feels that Islam has made him complete as an individual. He had always been of the opinion that his brother, Michael should convert to Islam and most o f the problems in his life would be resolved. He even brought him many books on Islam which Michael used to read with a lot of interest. There are many news items that confirm that Michael did convert to Islam in November 2008 and changed his name to Mikael. He even asked for a Muslim burial in his will.

Jermaine, who is now named as Muhammad Abdul Aziz, was also part of the Big Brother program in which Shilpa Shetty was involved. He says that it was the prayers and fasting that allowed him to stay calm throughout the show. He became known for his soothing temprament and resolved many racial disputes within the house. He always says that Islam made him a better person.

Secondly, as Guantanamo Bay is closing down and people are being sent home, both prisoners and military people, the stories are leaking out. I recently read and saw an interview of a guard at the Bay who has converted to Islam. This person tells that hatred for the Muslims was ingrained in their head before taking them to the Bay. And with all the tortures taking place, he could not understand the smiles on some prisoner's faces. He says in in his interview that he used to think that being in control, he was unable to smile; what was in these people's faith that made them smile even in such adverse circumstances.

He finally realized the truthfulness of the Islamic faith, said the Sha'ada (Kalima) and entered into the fold of Islam. This person is now more at peace with himself and feels since he has become a Muslim, Allah has opened many new doors and opportunties for him.

I saw a video of a 13 year old boy converting to Islam. He said that he had never really believed in a religion before and once he started researching about Islam, found it out to be the truth and converted

Then, there is this young teenage American girl who never felt any connection to any divinity when she was a Christian and knew she had to convert to Islam. She converted to Islam but had still not revealed it to her parents and has been waiting for the right moment to do that.

I even read about a young American University professor who felt that her previous religion, Christianity never answered the questions that she had in her mind. But Islam has granted her completeness and shown her the truth.


When discussing this topic, I cannot forget to mention Yousuf Islam, who was earlier the rock star, Cat Stevens. He converted to Islam very many years back and has been preaching it since then.

Islam, right now is the fastest growing religion in the world!